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Historical Details: . Description: Originally designed in 1941, the Firefly was a desperate attempt to upgrade the standard of wartime British naval fighters. The early Mark 1 Fireflies of the Royal Navy had their baptism of fire very late in World War 2. Out of the total of 1700 Fireflies. Level of Importance: State
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Front cover colour photo of British Airways 737-236 G-BGDR at takeoff with blue sky. Silver coloured surrounds.
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Front cover upper colour photo of A321-131 Air Macau in flight, lower colour photo of A310-304 Air Afrique in flight
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Jet airliners of the world 1996, JET AIRLINERS OF THE WORLD 1996
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